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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 249).

Wholesome and violent: A review of Tekkonkinkreet

November 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tekkonkinkreet is an English teacher’s delight. There are so many characters, motivations, and subtexts to discuss and dig into. No wonder the boys got buried.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: aniplex, review, scotland loves anime

The seductive lure of death: A review of Summer Ghost

November 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Summer Ghost is only 40 minutes long but stunning, and perhaps that’s not a surprise coming from the director Loundraw, known for fantastic illustrations.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: reviews, scotland loves anime

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #230

November 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This RPG news summarises key updates in the RPG industry. Main highlights include the release of ‘Candela Obscura’ RPG and its ‘Tide & Bones’, Lin Codega’s departure from Gizmodo, and Dicebreaker comparing ‘One Honk Before Midnight’ to the Goose Game of TTRPGs. Various RPG bundle deals and updates were also discussed, with mentions of a sneak peek into the Demiverse Expanded on Kickstarter and an announcement for PaizoCon Online 2024.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, paizocon, routinely itemised, soulmuppet

Not black and white: A review of Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom

November 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom is worth your time and a reminder of how excellent anime storytelling can be despite a few wrinkles. 

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Madhouse, reviews, scotland loves anime

Arrowflight 3e: Deep7 releases the 20th anniversary edition

November 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

On DriveThruRPG, Deep7 has released Arrowflight 3e for download, softcover and hardback. The third edition celebrates 20 years of the Arrowlight fantasy RPG. There’s also a free-to-download Arrowflight quickstart. The main rules includes; On the world-plane of Nia, two mighty empires clash, the latest phase of an age-old conflict. Ancient magicks and divine power meet […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download

Paizo confirm May 24-27th PaizoCon Online 2024

November 9, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Paizo will run a PaizoCon Online next year with the theme “Educate, Entertain, Inspire!”.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: conventions, paizo, paizocon, pathfinder, starfinder

These are the tallest buildings in geekdom

November 9, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Published last month, Buildworld looked into geekdom with books, computer games, and films and, from their research, could find no taller building than the International Space Elevator.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: infographics, stats

A sneak peek at the Nighthold as Demiverse Expanded Kickstarts

November 9, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can buy Demiverse, which is a 5e setting, from DriveThruRPG. The Demiverse can also be played with Those Who Wander rules.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: adam hancock, Dungeons & Dragons

0one Games’ blueprint designs in the Deck o’Dungeons

November 8, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

While the appeal of the Deck o’Dungeons might be the 50 Tarot-sized cards the campaign offers VTT and PDF support.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 0one Games, bundles, cartography, kickstarters, tarot

Hey cleric!

November 8, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I mean, karma almost demands that you treat yourself. Oh, and don’t swallow random discoveries!

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: humour, the immortal think tank

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